Global inventories of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) – tiny components dubbed “the rice of the electronics industry” – have dropped…
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The next silicon? AI data centre material faces price spike amid China supply crunch
The artificial intelligence boom is driving demand for optical modules that enable ultra-fast data transmission in data centres, with the…
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Asia’s chipmakers feel the heat as naphtha crunch hits photoresist supply
The distant geopolitical conflict in the Middle East is sending shock waves through Asia’s semiconductor industry, exposing fresh vulnerabilities in…
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China’s Lenovo warns of ‘prolonged’ memory crunch, looks to AI for rebound
Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker, warned of the “prolonged impact” of a global memory crunch after…
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang urges TSMC to expand capacity amid AI chip crunch
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) needs to “work very hard” to meet growing demand from leading US chip designer Nvidia,…
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China’s top DRAM maker CXMT edges closer to mainland IPO amid AI memory chip supply crunch
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s top DRAM chipmaker, is taking a step closer to a mega initial public offering (IPO)…
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Baidu ramps up AI hiring as China faces talent crunch, joining other tech giants
Chinese internet search giant Baidu is accelerating its hunt for artificial intelligence (AI) talent with its largest-ever recruitment drive focused…
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